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Subject: RE: cygwin file permissions problem & solution
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:16:21 -0000
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On 23 January 2008 04:40, Dave Burns wrote:

> I'm sending this on the off chance it will help someone. I googled
> that error message and came up dry. I was shocked!
> 
> 
> Your search - "ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
> Menu\Programs\Cygwin\Cygwin" - did not match any documents.
> "Check to make sure it has not been deleted or renamed." matched one
> about XP in one of those obnoxious 'we might help you if you pay us'
> web sites.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Unable+to+modify+the+shortcut%22&sourceid=
mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozi
lla:en-GB:official

Results 1 - 2 of 2 for "Unable to modify the shortcut". (0.47 seconds) 

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-07/msg01006.html

If you installed CygWin as the NT administrator, but are running the shell as
a
regular user without administrator priveliges, you will be unable to modify
the
shortcut.  Log in as the administrator to make your changes.

  :)

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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